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Title: DB2 Universal Database V8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration Certification Guide (5th Edition) by George Baklarz, Bill Wong ISBN: 0-13-046361-2 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 10 February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good information, but very confusing
Comment: I have been involved with DB2 for a number of years and this book definitely introduced a few new tricks to me. This is especially good reading for those migrating to v8 or thinking of migrating as it covers many of the new and changed features between v7 and v8. Despite being a good source of information, this is by far the most contradictory book I have read to date (and I have read many technical books). The most annoying contradictions are when a paragraph will state that something is IMPOSSIBLE or there is ONLY ONE WAY to do it, and then the next paragraph will list a way (or many ways) to perform that exact something. One example:
p.298 "Note: The ORDER BY clause, if used, must be the last clause in your SQL statement."
p.299 "TO limit the number of rows sorted in a SELECT, the FETCH FIRST ... ROWS [clause] must be added to the end of the ORDER BY [clause]."
This doesn't really bother me because I know why FETCH would go after ORDER BY, but why state ORDER BY must be the last clause, then go on to show that ORDER BY is in fact NOT the last clause on the next page? How about not say it at all! These types of contradictions are scattered throughout the book, but I am too irritated to list them here.
Another good example of frustrating trends in this book is also on pg.298:
"You can also rename a column using an alias."
Well, what is an alias, and how do you create one? Again, this time I knew what an alias was and how to create one from prior experience, but why Baklarz and Wong do not include an explaination here (or at least a reference) is beyond me. They do not even mention that the concept of an "alias" will used for the first time in an example on pg.315, not to mention that it also won't be clearly explained.
Much of the key material in this book is bludgeoned by contradictions, typos, and lack of information/clarity where you expect it most. If you can wade through it (if you can afford the time to figure out that a parameter in an example was indeed a misprint) then definitely get this book for the reasons listed above. If not, look elsewhere.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent DB2 Reference
Comment: This book is more than a Certification Study Guide, it is a complete DB2 v8.1 reference covering in a clear and well organized manner both standard well-known DB2 features and new less known features introduced in version 8.1.
It is a must read for any administrator trying to get up-to-speed with DB2 UDB v8.1.
Rating: 5
Summary: DB2 UDB V8 Certification Guide
Comment: This is a must have for production DBAs. Beside being an excellent certification reference, it is very handy as a deskside how-to reference. This edition has been updated to address sequences, MQTs, write-to-table event monitors, Health monitor and Health Center, and common client changes. The book touches on just about every area you need to know about as a DBA.
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Title: Advanced DBA Certification Guide and Reference for DB2 UDB v8 for Linux, Unix and Windows by Dwaine Snow, Thomas Xuan Phan ISBN: 0130463884 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 07 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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Title: DB2 SQL Procedural Language for Linux, Unix and Windows by Paul Yip, Drew Bradstock, Hana Curtis, Michael Gao, Zamil Janmohamed, Clara Liu, Fraser McArthur ISBN: 0131007726 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 24 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: DB2 Universal Database v8 Application Development Certification Guide, Second Edition by David Martineau, Steve Sanyal, Kevin Gashyna, Michael Kyprianou ISBN: 0130463914 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 30 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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Title: DB2 UDB V8.1 Certification Exam 700 Study Guide by Roger E. Sanders ISBN: 0131424653 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 17 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: DB2 UDB v8 Handbook for Windows and UNIX/Linux by Philip K. Gunning ISBN: 0130661112 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 06 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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